Israeli company produces 3D-printed vegan meat — in pictures

The plant-based alternative is produced in a laboratory in Rehovot

Workers pack 3D-printed vegan sausages produced by Israeli start-up Redefine Meat, in Rehovot, Israel. All photos: Reuters

Redefine Meat hopes to establish its products as an alternative to conventional meat.

Redefine Meat operates large-scale meat printers at its Rehovot headquarters south of Tel Aviv and has a new factory in the Netherlands.

The company makes its products from ingredients including soy and pea proteins, chickpeas, beetroot, nutritional yeasts and coconut fat.

Redefine Meat has teamed up with importer Giraudi Meats to drive the European distribution of its 'new meat' steak cuts produced using 3D printers.

Chief executive Eshchar Ben-Shitrit said the adoption of Redefine Meat's tenderloin and striploin steaks by chefs in expensive restaurants had proved their quality.

Giraudi will help Redefine Meat to launch its products at restaurants and butchers in France this month, then in Italy, Greece and Sweden later this year.

Its products are not cheap, with restaurants in Israel, Britain, the Netherlands and Germany paying about $40 per kilogram for steak cuts.

However, excitement about plant-based meat alternatives has receded as inflation and recession concerns force some consumers to opt for cheaper animal-derived products.

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